barony /ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/ noun6 •The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire. •(Scotland) Any large manor or estate, regardless of its owner's rank. •Baronship, the rank or position of a baron. •(Ireland, historical) Synonym of hundred, an English administrative division originally reckoned as comprising 100 hides and in various numbers composing counties.In Ireland... an head constable for each barony or hundred, being 252. — 1687 •The legal tenure of a baron's land; military tenure. •(no longer used) The baronage: the body of barons in a realm. formsbaronies